The Federal Reserve on March 5, 2026 terminated the 2018 consent order tied to Wells Fargo's fake‑accounts scandal, ending nearly a decade of oversight and raising fresh questions in Charlotte.

NCDHHS announced a March 5 pilot to let 988 counselors dispatch mobile crisis teams directly, aiming to shorten response times and reduce police involvement.

A 78-year-old Hickory man faces misdemeanor death-by-vehicle charges after a Feb. 26 downtown collision that killed a 7-year-old girl. The crash has prompted planned street-safety upgrades.

Winston‑Salem chef Freddy Lee will open Fablewood, a steakhouse at Mount Airy’s Spencer’s Mill redevelopment, betting on small‑town dining as local restaurants close.

A Charlotte family held a silent protest at Levine Children's after filing a malpractice suit alleging an improperly placed catheter caused their daughter's stroke.

A joint venture filed to rezone a Dilworth corner for a 130‑room boutique hotel, positioning the project as the first phase of a block‑wide mixed‑use plan.

A Lansdowne Elementary PTO leader was arrested after investigators say nearly $15,000 vanished from school funds. The district says operations are unaffected.

A couple says they found a loaded handgun tucked inside a Hyatt room drawer in Uptown Charlotte; police removed the firearm and the guests say the hotel apologized days later.

Decarlos Boyd is urging witnesses to come forward after his stepson, 17-year-old Jaleek Mitchell, was fatally shot near Romare Bearden Park on Nov. 2, 2024.

An early‑morning assault at The Pines at Carolina Place sent one person to the hospital; police say no one was shot and an investigation is underway.

City leaders floated an aquarium, a relocation or mixed‑use redevelopment for Discovery Place during a council retreat; a hired consultant will study costs and tradeoffs.

CMPD says a pedestrian was killed in Charlotte's North Division. Investigators are on scene and details remain limited.

A two-hour standoff on Henderlite Street ended with negotiators freeing a juvenile and a 40-year-old man arrested on kidnapping and assault charges.